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Rapid Point-of-Care Tests Using Staphylococcal Protein A Can Detect Early IgM Responses in HIV-1 and Treponema pallidum Infections

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Serological assays detecting IgM antibodies in addition to IgG antibodies have a diagnostic advantage in finding early infections. Staphylococcal protein A (SpA), widely used as an antibody-detecting reagent in various immunoassays, is considered to have
Valentina A. Schmidt, Victoria Rose Stevens, Javan Esfandiari, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko   +3 more
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Is antenatal syphilis screening still cost effective in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2003
Objectives: To estimate the cost effectiveness of on-site antenatal syphilis screening and treatment in\ud Mwanza, Tanzania. To compare this intervention with other antenatal and child health interventions,\ud specifically the prevention of mother to ...
Weiss, H, Ndeli, L, Changalucha, J, Hays, R, Gumodoka, B, Lisekie, F, Ndeki, L, Watson-Jones, D, Mugeye, K, Mabey, D, Kumaranayake, L, Terris-Prestholt, F, Todd, J, Hayes, R   +13 more
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Data on the generation of rabbit infections and RPR titre changes in serum samples from syphilis patients at follow-up

Data in Brief, 2018
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Performance of novel infection phase-dependent antigens in syphilis serodiagnosis and treatment efficacy determination”.
Wen Liu, Xiaohong Zhang, Tie Zhao, Chenglong Zhou, Junxia Duan, Feijun Zhao   +5 more
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Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Untreated maternal syphilis leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The use of point of care tests (POCT) offers an opportunity to improve screening coverage for syphilis and other aspects of health systems.
Valderrama, Maria, García, Patricia J, Cárcamo, César P, Peeling, Rosanna W, Holmes, King K, Patricia J García, César P Cárcamo, Chiappe, Marina, Sayda La Rosa, Marina Chiappe, La Rosa, Sayda, David C W Mabey, Maria Valderrama, Mabey, David CW, Rosanna W Peeling, King K Holmes   +15 more
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Effect of the coverage of rapid tests for syphilis in primary care on the syphilis in pregnancy in Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of rapid tests coverage in Primary Care on syphilis detection rate in pregnant women in Brazil, in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Tatyana Maria Silva de Souza Rosendo, Marquiony Marques dos Santos, Ana Karla Bezerra Lopes, Kenio Costa de Lima   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of the Traditional, Reverse and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control algorithms and utilization of WHO NET software for syphilis serodiagnosis in a tertiary care hospital in Chengalpet, South India [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2023
Background: Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) caused by Treponema pallidum with significant public health importance. Based on the clinical presentation syphilis is classified into primary, secondary, tertiary and latent syphilis.
Abirami Lakshmy Jayachandran, Sankara Dhanapaul, Visuvasam Joshua, Balan Kandasamy   +3 more
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Rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for syphilis in high-risk populations, Manaus, Brazil. [PDF]

, 2009
We assessed the acceptability and operational suitability of a rapid point-of-care syphilis test and identified barriers to testing among high-risk groups and healthcare professionals in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Manaus, Brazil.
Mayaud, Philippe, de-Andrade-Rodrigues, Enio José, Adele S. Benzaken, Sabidó Espin, Meritxell, Meritxell Sabidó, Philippe Mayaud, Sabidó, Meritxell, de Andrade Rodrigues, Ệnio José, Ệnio José de Andrade Rodrigues, Benzaken, Adele S, Benzaken, Adele S.   +10 more
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Natural history of primary syphilis: clinical and serological aspects of chancre concurrent with Follmann’s balanitis

DST, 2022
Introduction: Primary syphilis is classically represented by a hard chancre, but other rare forms such as Follmann’s balanitis are occasionally described.
John Verrinder Veasey, Sandy Daniele Munhoz, Laura Rodrigues Moda Francisco   +2 more
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue A, Page 18A-22A, 2015., 2015
Neurosyphilis refers to infection of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum, which may occur at any stage. Neurosyphilis has been categorized in many ways including early and late, asymptomatic versus symptomatic and infectious versus non‐infectious. Late neurosyphilis primarily affects the central nervous system parenchyma, and occurs beyond
Tom Wong, Kevin Fonseca, Max A Chernesky, Richard Garceau, Paul N Levett, Bouchra Serhir   +5 more
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The development and validation of dried blood spots for external quality assurance of syphilis serology. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Syphilis causes up to 1,500,000 congenital syphilis cases annually. These could be prevented if all pregnant women were screened, and those with syphilis treated with a single dose of penicillin before 28 weeks gestation.
Todd Jim, Mabey, David, Peeling, Rosanna W, Mngara Julius, Smit, Pieter W, Clark Benjamin D, Aura Andreasen, Mabey David, Changalucha John, Todd, Jim, van der Vlis Thomas, Peeling Rosanna W, Urassa, Mark, Benjamin D Clark, Julius Mngara, Urassa Mark, Pieter W Smit, Changalucha, John, Andreasen, Aura, Zaba Basia, Andreasen Aura, John Changalucha, Mark Urassa, van der Vlis, Thomas, Zaba, Basia, Mngara, Julius, Thomas van der Vlis, David Mabey, Basia Zaba, Rosanna W Peeling, Clark, Benjamin D, Jim Todd, Smit Pieter W   +32 more
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